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RACIAL/ETHNIC AND MULTIMORBIDITY DIFFERENCES IN DEMENTIA ONSET AMONG MIDDLE-AGED AND OLDER ADULTS
Chen S, Nagel C, Botoseneanu A, Allore H, Newsom J, Thielke S, Kaye J, Quiñones A. RACIAL/ETHNIC AND MULTIMORBIDITY DIFFERENCES IN DEMENTIA ONSET AMONG MIDDLE-AGED AND OLDER ADULTS. Innovation In Aging 2023, 7: 747-747. PMCID: PMC10737488, DOI: 10.1093/geroni/igad104.2416.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDementia onsetRace/ethnicityHigh riskOlder adultsModifiable risk factorsNon-Hispanic blacksCovariate-adjusted modelsContext of multimorbidityNon-Hispanic white respondentsNon-Hispanic White older adultsWhite older adultsRacial/EthnicMultimorbidity combinationsRisk factorsDiscrete-time survival modelsHigh prevalenceHigher oddsMultimorbidityWhite adultsDementiaMiddle AgedLater lifeAdultsSignificant differencesRisk
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Depressive Multimorbidity and Trajectories of Functional Status among Older Americans: Differences by Racial/Ethnic Group
Botoseneanu A, Elman M, Allore H, Dorr D, Newsom J, Nagel C, Quiñones A. Depressive Multimorbidity and Trajectories of Functional Status among Older Americans: Differences by Racial/Ethnic Group. Journal Of The American Medical Directors Association 2022, 24: 250-257.e3. PMID: 36535384, PMCID: PMC10280885, DOI: 10.1016/j.jamda.2022.11.015.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFunctional limitationsOlder adultsSomatic multimorbidityBody mass indexScreening/treatmentDaily living limitationsUS older adultsNon-Hispanic blacksHigher depressive symptomsAdults age 65Race/ethnicityMass indexTreatment optionsBaseline ageFunctional statusRepresentative sampleHigh prevalenceInstrumental activitiesFunctional declineDaily livingMultimorbidityDepressive symptomsSomatic diseasesDepressive symptomatologyEthnic groups